On our way back from the Sächsische Schweiz to Coswig we had a litte stop at the Moritzburg Castle. Apparently famous for the 1973 Czech/German movie, “Three Wishes for Cinderella”. Walking around the castle does feel like a fairy tale. Keep your eyes open and you even might find Cinderella’s slipper!
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Berlin was great! And there was more to come. Time to pack up and start our drive to Coswig. Catching up with old friends. Staying at their place for a couple of days too. We’re lucky to have friends in different places. After settling in, we were in for an adventure the next day. Hiking through the area of Der Nationalpark Sächsische Schweiz (Saxon Switzerland National Park). More specifically, Naturschutzgebiet Pfaffenstein (Pfaffenstein Nature Reserve). What a beautiful views, and what a climb. Steep stairs, amazing forest scenaries and climbing over rocks. We had an amazing time. I wish I had taken more time to take better photos. What an adventure!
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Another busy day in Berlin. We tried to see as much as we could but taking enough time to enjoy the city. In the end we managed to do quite a lot. We visited Alexanderplatz, Berliner Dom (Cathedral), Staatsbibliothek, Brandenburg Gate, Potsdamer Platz, The Reichstag. Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Checkpoint Charlie, Französischer Dom (French Cathedral) and Deutscher Dom (German Cathedral) on the Gendarmenmarkt. We did walk a lot again. But also took the bus and metro to switch things up. The boys seemed to loved that. And, in the end, that’s what it’s all about. Creating all these nice new memories together! Berlin definitely is an amazing place to do so.
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December 2011 was when we last visited Berlin. Lots of things have changed since. The biggest one is having two kids now! We always talked about visiting Berlin again. So we did! During the last summer holiday we planned a couple of days in Germany as well. Starting in Berlin. Different season, bigger family, same city. Showing the boys around, learning the history and reunited with friends. We had a really good time!
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First post of 2018. But probably it should have been the last of 2017. Let’s hope 2018 will be more manageable with photo editing and blogging. When visiting Balázs and Csilla in Germany last November there was an small exposition about Schumacher. The entrance was free and the drive not too long. After having a rainy day (full with drunk people due to the start of Carnaval) in Cologne the day before we gave it another chance and headed for Marburg.
Adri’s cousin and his wife moved to Germany four years ago. During these four years we met up in Hungary and Holland but not yet in Germany. We decided Easter would be a good time to change that and see where they are living. We got into the car and about 3 hours later we arrived in Kreuztal, Germany and were greeted by Balázs and Csilla.
Less than a day actually! We arrived at night and left by the end of the next morning. One day is way too short but unfortunately we didn’t have more time. But I am sure we’ll go back one day and stay a little longer.
This time we drove back by car from Hungary. Since it’s quite a drive from Hungary to Holland we thought it would be nice to stop in Heidelberg for the night. We always wanted to go to Heidelberg because Adri used to study there and really liked the place. She was also curious to see how the city looked after all those years.